May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month and UCI Health specialists treat all skin cancers including melanoma, basal cell carcinomas, complex and advanced squamous cell carcinomas, among others. Our skin experts encourage self-exams three to four times a year as well as yearly skin checks with a…
Join the conversation at 10 a.m. May 3 as UCI Health gastroenterologists Dr. William Karnes and Dr. Robert Lee tweet chat about recent advances and improved detection in colon cancer screening. The chat is part of the Digestive Disease Week conference, where experts such as Karnes and Lee share the…
Set your DVRs: UCI Health gastroenterologist Dr. Kenneth Chang appears on "The Doctors" TV show on Tuesday, May 6, to discuss a new treatment for severe acid reflux. The program airs at 11 a.m. on KCAL/9. After years of suffering from severe acid reflux, 29-year old Jenny Goudeau turned to…
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death — and the leading cause of disability in the United States. In recognition of National Stroke Awareness Month in May, UCI Health stroke experts encourage you to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke, identify your potential risk factors, and know…
When you or a loved one is displaying the ominous symptoms of a stroke, recognizing the warning signs and taking quick action are the keys to survival and recovery. There are two main stroke types: ischemic strokes, which result from a blood vessel blockage, and hemorrhagic strokes, which are caused…
IN THE NEWS: Laparoscopic techniques for weight-loss surgery were first developed in the early 1990s, but it took considerable experience with the technique to perform the procedure safely, UCI Health surgeon Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen says in an article in General Surgery News. Nguyen, chief of gastrointestinal surgery at the…
Three years ago, Ed Trapp was driving home when he had a sudden, strange sensation of being lifted into the air. When the frightening incidents continued, Trapp's doctor suspected high blood pressure. Then one evening, the Hemet resident was talking to his wife in their living room — and woke…
IN THE NEWS: How do you know whether you or a loved one is receiving the best colon cancer care available? UCI Health physicians offer guidance in a program airing nationwide on public television stations called “Advances in Treating Colon Cancer with Surgery." This episode of the "Healthy Body, Healthy…
IN THE NEWS: The future of cancer treatment is targeting specific disease cells with drugs, says Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine Medical Center. Van Etten, who came to the cancer center in October, 2014, plans to push for more early…
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